Saturday, July 12, 2008

Chimayo dirt


Old pilgrimage church at Chimayo, New Mexico (Thomas Photo)

Last October Tanya and I made a Journey to the East.

One of our destination stops was the old pilgrimage church in the village of Chimayo in northern New Mexico--between Taos and Santa Fe.

This small adobe church has become famous for miraculous cures--there is a small room behind the main altar where a pilgrim may scoop up some of the famous Chimayo dirt.

Honestly.

According to believers, this dirt--which has the same appearance as all the other dirt in the dry gullies of this dry land--has the special properties of medicine.

I recommend it.

Thomas


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